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ROBERTA BARBIERI TITLE : VP , GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY : PEPSICO INDUSTRY : FOOD AND BEVERAGE LOCATION : CONNECTICUT , USA
As the partnership grows , there is opportunity to further expand participation to suppliers in other industries .”
With such an influential and diverse group of foundational partners , there is a feeling that the spread of expertise and business strength can drive impact and support suppliers deliver change . “ We believe collaboration in supply chain decarbonisation is not only helpful but essential ,” says Scandling . “ Sharing resources , ideas and risks together is the only way companies and their supply chain partners can reduce emissions at the scale needed . We seek alliances with unlikely partners as we ’ re convinced a diversity of backgrounds , sectors and capabilities can create new models that lead to powerful results .”

ROBERTA BARBIERI TITLE : VP , GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY : PEPSICO INDUSTRY : FOOD AND BEVERAGE LOCATION : CONNECTICUT , USA

Barbieri has more than 30 years of experience in environmental sustainability across the electronics and food and beverage industries . Before PepsiCo she held the position of Global Environmental Director and served as the principal architect of Diageo ’ s Global Environmental Sustainability strategy . procurementmag . com 65